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romney - i would like mitt romney to have this personality that people will look to and the competency. and i'm hoping for that. >> suarez: so he's still got a shot with you. >> oh, yes. yes, he's got a shot definitely. >> suarez: i mean, the dissatisfaction im hearing isn't necessarily disqualifying-- you just want more. >> we have to make a choice between one or the other, so. >> i would put personality low on my list because personality is not going to pay my bills. it's not going to pay my mortgage. and whenever i call my banks and i tell them i got a great personality, they say, "okay, that's wonderful." >> i like him a little better as a person after that speech. he - you know, talking about his family and he choked up a little talking about his mom. and you know, that was good to i - i like him a little better as a man, but it doesn't change my opinion of him as a candidate and - and i don't - i mean, and i don't think that it should. >> suarez: at the end of the night, all six were as undecided as they came in. they'll get together next week to compare notes on president obama'
romney - i would like mitt romney to have this personality that people will look to and the competency. and i'm hoping for that. >> suarez: so he's still got a shot with you. >> oh, yes. yes, he's got a shot definitely. >> suarez: i mean, the dissatisfaction im hearing isn't necessarily disqualifying-- you just want more. >> we have to make a choice between one or the other, so. >> i would put personality low on my list because personality is not going to pay my...
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mitt romney got a lot of criticism. they look at two things. one the federal reserve decision which they say ratifies the idea that this economy is still weak, still not coming around, needs a lot of help. and that the turmoil in the middle east is a reflection on the president and his policies. >> ifill: threw a new poll out tonight that shows that a lot of americans don't agree with that. they thought the president handled the turmoil in the middle east better than mitt romney did last week. >> it got the potential to be a big problem for the administration if we have serious issues in the middle east and a debate over the wisdom of president obama's policies toward the arab spring and elsewhere. on the other hand, i think what americans as voters care most about when they look at foreign policy is the sense of leadership. is this somebody who is competent and thoughtful and somebody who i can trust in a crisis? i didn't predict today would come over the next four years? why i think the fact that governor romney got o
mitt romney got a lot of criticism. they look at two things. one the federal reserve decision which they say ratifies the idea that this economy is still weak, still not coming around, needs a lot of help. and that the turmoil in the middle east is a reflection on the president and his policies. >> ifill: threw a new poll out tonight that shows that a lot of americans don't agree with that. they thought the president handled the turmoil in the middle east better than mitt romney did last...
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romney commented (did not romney did not comment on his taxes at a stop in las vegas late today. his campaign also posted online a letter from accountants saying he paid an average effective federal tax rate of 20% over a 20-year period ending in 2009. to take from some and give to others this redistribution idea this redistribution idea has been tried in other places. this is not a new idea. it's just never worked in other places. >> woodruff: president obama has criticized romney for refusing to release more than two years of returns. and appearing via satellite before a conference of the american association of retired persons this morning, mr. obama brought up romney's secretly recorded remarks about americans who don't pay income taxes, some of whom are elderly people on social security. >> given the conversations that have been out there in the political arena lately, i want to emphasize that medicare and social security are not handouts. you've paid into these programs your whole life. ( applause ) you've earned them. and as president, it's my job to make sure that medicar
romney commented (did not romney did not comment on his taxes at a stop in las vegas late today. his campaign also posted online a letter from accountants saying he paid an average effective federal tax rate of 20% over a 20-year period ending in 2009. to take from some and give to others this redistribution idea this redistribution idea has been tried in other places. this is not a new idea. it's just never worked in other places. >> woodruff: president obama has criticized romney for...
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this fall partly because he thinks romney has a better sense of how the marketplace works. >> romney's approach of letting it just... let the flood gates open and let it take its course, i believe that would have worked better than what we had >> suarez: last fall romney told the las vegas review journal's editorial board he didn't favor government intervention into the foreclosure crisis. the obama administration has hammered that point in radio ads going after romney and his running mate >> here's what romney told the review journal. >> don't try and stop the foreclosure process. let it run its course and hit the bottom >> and paul ryan? housing going to have to hit bottom before it comes up >> romney and ryan would just let home values bottom out. ryan voted against efforts to help responsible nevada families refinance. >> suarez: romney has altered his position in resoant months saying he does favor some action to avoid foreclosure, but his ads are light on specifics >> but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office >> nevada is is not bette
this fall partly because he thinks romney has a better sense of how the marketplace works. >> romney's approach of letting it just... let the flood gates open and let it take its course, i believe that would have worked better than what we had >> suarez: last fall romney told the las vegas review journal's editorial board he didn't favor government intervention into the foreclosure crisis. the obama administration has hammered that point in radio ads going after romney and his...
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do they get persuaded that mitt romney will look out for their interests? >> i think that the obama campaign has done one thing particularly well over the past six weeks, couple of months. they kept the focus on the comparison between the president and governor romney. so the basis for making a discussion has been really comparing these two people as we know the republicans wanted to be a referendum on the economy. i just think the democrats have done a better job so far on that. >> woodruff: what about the attention? this came up in the meet the press interview with governor romney over the weekend where he was asked to explain what loopholes is is he going to cut in order to make up the money that's lost from the tax cuts. he didn't want to go in the specifics. neither has congressman ryan. how much do they really need to go into specifics? >> i think they need to be providing more specifics than they are now because they are making the story the fact that they have a plan but they don't tell us how they're going to get there. if you just take what we kno
do they get persuaded that mitt romney will look out for their interests? >> i think that the obama campaign has done one thing particularly well over the past six weeks, couple of months. they kept the focus on the comparison between the president and governor romney. so the basis for making a discussion has been really comparing these two people as we know the republicans wanted to be a referendum on the economy. i just think the democrats have done a better job so far on that. >>...
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and romney hasn't answered that. because he hasn't, and because his campaign has stumbled so muchback bam has been spared from answering it. >> but what about david's other point that all the president has to do is remain calm. >> i think the president has a real problem. i mean the president cannot appear to be taking it too easy. can't appear to be at any point condescending, overconfident, patronizing. not that that is his natural public demeanor. but i just, you know, i do remember, i think al gore drkts david and i disagree on this i think he lost the campaign in the three debates. the first time with his audible sighs when george w bush was talking, how did i have to end up on the same stage with this guy. and staublinged him in the third debate and walked over and innovate-- invaded his airspace. people said i'm not comfortable with that, because he doesn't seem comfortable with himself. >> i would say he hurt himself, al gore in that case, but i do not believe any campaign has ever been turned on debates. if
and romney hasn't answered that. because he hasn't, and because his campaign has stumbled so muchback bam has been spared from answering it. >> but what about david's other point that all the president has to do is remain calm. >> i think the president has a real problem. i mean the president cannot appear to be taking it too easy. can't appear to be at any point condescending, overconfident, patronizing. not that that is his natural public demeanor. but i just, you know, i do...
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but romney's going down. and so andf you look at where the movement happened, bill clinton was an important turning point and then maybe this week, it's hard to believe a week will help him but there is clearly a sense, certainly among republican circles that romney is behind. >> woodruff: how do you feel. >> kind of the same. romney's pollster put out a statement early in the week saying that nobody should pay, get too flustered by these polls, they kind of reflected a sugar high after the democratic convention. i think it's looking more like one of those protein shakes that can keep you going for a while. i think david's totally right. the polls that should make the governor and his team most nervous are those polls from the three most important battleground states. because if you play around with those really fun interactive electoral college maps you cannot get to 270 electoral votes for governor romney without at least two of those states. and you can get there for president obama without them. >> woodru
but romney's going down. and so andf you look at where the movement happened, bill clinton was an important turning point and then maybe this week, it's hard to believe a week will help him but there is clearly a sense, certainly among republican circles that romney is behind. >> woodruff: how do you feel. >> kind of the same. romney's pollster put out a statement early in the week saying that nobody should pay, get too flustered by these polls, they kind of reflected a sugar high...
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. >> brown: romney then made a change to his schedule and diverted to louisiana to survey hurricane isaac storm damage with republican governor bobby jindal. >> i'm here to learn and obviously draw some attention to what's going on here so that people around the country know that the folks here need help. >> brown: it was all part of building on hoped-for momentum from the convention, which last night focused on mitt romney, the man and the leader. friends gave testimonials to his many unpublicized works and acts of kindness. pam finlayson spoke of romney's repeated help when her daughter struggled with health problems. >> as i sat with her in intensive care, consumed with a mother's worry and fear, dear mitt came to visit and pray with me. >> brown: florida senator marco rubio painted romney as a candidate who's lived the american dream. >> america has always been about new beginngs, and mitt romney is running for president because he knows that if we are willing to do for our children what our parents did for us, life in
. >> brown: romney then made a change to his schedule and diverted to louisiana to survey hurricane isaac storm damage with republican governor bobby jindal. >> i'm here to learn and obviously draw some attention to what's going on here so that people around the country know that the folks here need help. >> brown: it was all part of building on hoped-for momentum from the convention, which last night focused on mitt romney, the man and the leader. friends gave testimonials to...
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the obama people are talking about what a good debater governor romney is, but the romney people are talking about a good debater governor romney is. that is because they need to reassure their supporters that this race isn't over. it's still close. he can turn it around and the debates will be an opportunity to do this. >> woodruff: this is a different period of expectation setting, stu, than what we normally see. >> a little bit. i think susan is exactly right. i saw robert gibbs on television a couple days ago. he was talking about mitt romney has debated so much times and the president hasn't debated in four years. i think they are trying to lower expectations but you don't hear that same thing from the romney camp. some of this is a need, a desire, to create some momentum on the part of the challenger when there is, you know, so much finger pointing mostly by conservatives and republicans complaining about the romney campaign. >> woodruff: and there's been a fair amount of that. stu, what about in terms of setting the table for substance in are there things the candidates are ta
the obama people are talking about what a good debater governor romney is, but the romney people are talking about a good debater governor romney is. that is because they need to reassure their supporters that this race isn't over. it's still close. he can turn it around and the debates will be an opportunity to do this. >> woodruff: this is a different period of expectation setting, stu, than what we normally see. >> a little bit. i think susan is exactly right. i saw robert gibbs...
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the american people are stillç asking, whoç is mitt romney. but the american people know barack obama. [crowd cheering] he's the leader who says we should, we can, we will. you see, he's the leader who doesn't search for the easy path for himself, but takes the right one for us. this nation has been through hard times, but those hard times have hardened our resolve. i'm ready to do the difficult work that's ahead. but i want to do that work with barack obama and not a tea party idealog. [crowd cheering] we can move america forward but we can only do it together. we can move america forward with a strong middle class. we can move america forward with a strong democratic majority in the senate, and together we can move america forward with barack obama in the whitehouse. [cheers and applause] >> harry reid of nevada. we're now joined by the reverend jesse jackson who.ç >> good to be with you in north carolina. the new south. >> we heard a lot last week from the republicans very critical of barack obama and we just heard from senator reid very
the american people are stillç asking, whoç is mitt romney. but the american people know barack obama. [crowd cheering] he's the leader who says we should, we can, we will. you see, he's the leader who doesn't search for the easy path for himself, but takes the right one for us. this nation has been through hard times, but those hard times have hardened our resolve. i'm ready to do the difficult work that's ahead. but i want to do that work with barack obama and not a tea party idealog....
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"governor romney." we already know that this extreme conservative man takes some pretty liberal deductions. evidently that includes writing off all four years he served as governor of massachusetts. (laughter and applause) and if you want to know how someone's going to govern the country, look at how he governed his state. mitt romney promised massachusetts three things: more jobs, less debt, smaller government. then he left his state 47th out of 50th in job growth, he added 2 $2.6 billion in debt and on his watch government jobs grew six times faster than private sector jobs. what has promny promised today? more jobs, less debt, smaller government. but he didn't do it then and he won't do it now! (cheers and applause) from day one president obama has told you where he stands, what he believes and what he is doing to make our middle-class strong again. america's moving forward under president obama's leadership and that's a fact. it's now our job in the next nine weeks to make sure the american people k
"governor romney." we already know that this extreme conservative man takes some pretty liberal deductions. evidently that includes writing off all four years he served as governor of massachusetts. (laughter and applause) and if you want to know how someone's going to govern the country, look at how he governed his state. mitt romney promised massachusetts three things: more jobs, less debt, smaller government. then he left his state 47th out of 50th in job growth, he added 2 $2.6...
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romney's mentioned it already. so romney's doing much better than mccain did in 2008 and he has ample resources and he has enthusiasm on his side, too. so 2012 is not going to look like 2008. in fact, most elections that we see, more republicans tend to vote early. now, there's some variations among the states. so that's not universally true. but if we look nationally usually it's more republicans that vote early than democrats. >> ifill: demographically as we saw judy talking to young voters in ohio, are they more likely to be the people who take advantage of it or are the faces different? >> young people in colleges, often that's the only choice that they have to vote is by an absentee ballots because they're not-- they're far from home and so they need that opportunity to vote an absentee ballot and they're the population that could vote absentee ballot in every state. but what we'll also see in ohio is there's a singh significant change in ohio in 2008. election officials in ohio will send out an absentee ballo
romney's mentioned it already. so romney's doing much better than mccain did in 2008 and he has ample resources and he has enthusiasm on his side, too. so 2012 is not going to look like 2008. in fact, most elections that we see, more republicans tend to vote early. now, there's some variations among the states. so that's not universally true. but if we look nationally usually it's more republicans that vote early than democrats. >> ifill: demographically as we saw judy talking to young...
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that's what romney is promising. we'll crystallize the choice. we'll talk about some of the tough decisions the president has made over the past four years to move this country forward. it wasn't always politically popular but it was the right thing to do from saving the auto industry or beating back fierce lobbying by the big banks and wall street to pass wall street reforms. we never have to bailout a bank with tax payor dollars again. you know, so those tough decisions that demonstrate both strong leadership we've had over the past four years and then finally a path forward. where do we go from here? we've come through a very tough time. we've made progress. but as the president has said, we don't want to go back to where we were before this crisis. we want to do better than that. so the president will lay out a path forward. unlike last week where there was no tangible idea put on the table by mitt romney about he's going to take this country, we'll have some concrete achievable ideas that will demonstrate a real road map. anybody leaving her
that's what romney is promising. we'll crystallize the choice. we'll talk about some of the tough decisions the president has made over the past four years to move this country forward. it wasn't always politically popular but it was the right thing to do from saving the auto industry or beating back fierce lobbying by the big banks and wall street to pass wall street reforms. we never have to bailout a bank with tax payor dollars again. you know, so those tough decisions that demonstrate both...
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president obama is running against governor romney. governor romney is not running against the american embassy in cairo. the statements made by the president and secretary of state in no way, shape, or form apologized-- that was the charge-- for the united states or sympathized with the terrorists. and it's important to get the chronology right. the statement made by the embassy in i can roy was issued before the demonstrations. they have a big demonstrations coming. they evacuatedly the embassy. they're worried about physical violence. they simply were trying to say, "we don't agree with this film in california that's inciting violence." i don't think it was right for governor romney to have just jumped in and judged our embassy when he didn't know all the facts. >> woodruff: did the romney campaign know the timing of this before it it issued that criticism. >> of course they knew the timing. what's amazing is the obama administration comes back and separates themselves from this statement. there was no separation from the embassy fr
president obama is running against governor romney. governor romney is not running against the american embassy in cairo. the statements made by the president and secretary of state in no way, shape, or form apologized-- that was the charge-- for the united states or sympathized with the terrorists. and it's important to get the chronology right. the statement made by the embassy in i can roy was issued before the demonstrations. they have a big demonstrations coming. they evacuatedly the...
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and that is what we will have in a romney ryan administration. >> holman: romney and ryan also accused the president of dismissing israel's concerns about iran's nuclear program. ryan said it amounts to "indifference bordering on contempt." negotiators in the week-old teachers strike in chicago now say they've achieved a framework for a deal. the school district and the teachers union will spend the weekend working out details, and the unn will vote on sunday. that means some 350,000 students could return to school monday. neither side would specify what they've worked out on the contentious issues of pay and teacher evaluations. in afghanistan, a bus and truck collided today, killing at least 51 people. it happened in the east, in ghazni province, on a highway linking the capital, kabul, with kandahar. a local official said the cause of the collision was under investigation, but he did not rule out that it was triggered by an attack. the russian parliament today expelled a lawmaker who had turned against president vladimir putin. it was a new signal that a crackdown on dissent is inte
and that is what we will have in a romney ryan administration. >> holman: romney and ryan also accused the president of dismissing israel's concerns about iran's nuclear program. ryan said it amounts to "indifference bordering on contempt." negotiators in the week-old teachers strike in chicago now say they've achieved a framework for a deal. the school district and the teachers union will spend the weekend working out details, and the unn will vote on sunday. that means some...